Employment Type: Full Time
Hours: 40 hours with ADO
Salary: HS3
Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital
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Contact: Emma Hall, Divisional Director Critical Care, [email protected]
Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.
Where there’s care, there’s You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.
To do that, we need you.
Join us at Mercy Health and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
About the opportunity
This role is responsible for providing a full range of administrative support to Critical Care and Medicine Sub Acute divisions at Werribee Mercy Hospital, which requires coordination and support of the following roles:
- Divisional Director Critical Care
- Divisional Director Medicine Sub Acute
- Clinical Service Director Medicine Sub Acute
What you’ll bring
You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.
To thrive in this role, you will have:
- Excellent administrative, organisational and time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to prioritise competing demands, adapt to changing priorities and proactively solve problems.
- Proven experience supporting senior executives, directors or leadership teams, enabling them to maximise their effectiveness and contribution to organisational objectives.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor communication to a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to use initiative, anticipate needs and provide proactive support in the coordination of complex schedules, activities and priorities.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail, with a commitment to delivering quality outcomes.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across all levels of an organisation.
- Experience in an administrative or executive support role within an acute healthcare environment will be highly regarded.
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
- A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
- Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.
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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
Skills Required
- Excellent administrative, organisational, and time management skills
- Ability to prioritise competing demands, adapt to changing priorities, and solve problems proactively
- Proven experience supporting senior executives, directors, or leadership teams
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to coordinate complex schedules, activities, and priorities proactively
- High accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
- Experience in an administrative or executive support role within an acute healthcare environment
- Current Police Record Check or evidence it is being obtained
- Working with Children Check or evidence it is being obtained
- Current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders
What We Do
Mercy Health is an Australian for-purpose healthcare and community-services organisation founded by the Sisters of Mercy. It provides acute and subacute hospital care, residential and home aged care, seniors living, mental health and palliative care, specialist women’s and newborn health, early parenting programs, and workforce training. The organisation operates across Australia and employs more than 10,000 people, with a mission centered on compassionate, person-centred care.
